Lalia Capital LLC Buys New Shares in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Lalia Capital LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 120,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $9,689,000. iShares MSCI Japan ETF accounts for about 7.6% of Lalia Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Lalia Capital LLC owned about 0.06% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. First Command Advisory Services Inc. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 4,993,457 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $403,172,000 after purchasing an additional 13,894 shares during the period. Invst LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $632,000. Wealthgarden F.S. LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 85.4% during the fourth quarter. Wealthgarden F.S. LLC now owns 4,573 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $387,000 after buying an additional 2,106 shares during the period. Resolute Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 16.9% during the fourth quarter. Resolute Advisors LLC now owns 4,310 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $348,000 after buying an additional 623 shares during the period. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 72.4% during the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 13,850 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,118,000 after buying an additional 5,817 shares during the period. 64.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Down 3.6%

EWJ opened at $90.72 on Friday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52-week low of $71.09 and a 52-week high of $94.28. The company has a 50 day moving average of $89.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of $86.59. The company has a market cap of $21.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Profile

iShares MSCI Japan ETF (the fund), formerly Ishares Msci Japan Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the Japanese market, as measured by the MSCI Japan Index (the Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.